Take a Boat Ride in New Smyrna Beach!

There are so many unique things for our guests at the Night Swan Intracoastal Bed & Breakfast to do! Many of them involve the amazing outdoor beauty of Florida. The weather is gorgeous this time of year in our quaint city of New Smyrna Beach, and what better way to enjoy it than a ride on the Pastime Princess in the Intracoastal River! If you get there early enough you can dine on fresh seafood at the Dolphin View Seafood Restaurant right next to where the boat docks!



















A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PASTIME PRINCESS
(taken from http://www.pastimeprincess.com)

The Pastime Princess was built in 1972 to be a support vessel for the oil rigs' in the gulf of Mexico. It was purchased some time in the early 80's and converted into a live aboard boat. To the best of their knowledge it changed hands one more time before becoming a fishing boat sailing out of NJ. They purchased the Pastime in the early 90's. They had the deck widened, the overhead cap cut back and the cabin redesigned. They plan in near future to widen the bathrooms and redo all the seating.


FUN FACTS ABOUT THE PASTIME PRINCESS
(taken from http://www.pastimeprincess.com)

* They have sonar and radar and the latest in GPS satellite navigation to get through the most difficult weather

* The original purpose of the vessel was to service oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico therefore it was built to withstand a category 5 hurricane

* Fifty gallons of fresh water onboard

* The Princess is almost 100 feet long from bow to stern and weighs 98 gross tons

* Three 12 cylinder Detroit 1271 diesels with a combined horsepower of 2100

* Two 30,000 watt electrical generators run by 2, 371 Detroit diesel engines

* One thousand six hundred gallons of fuel capacity

* The boat is scrubbed from bow to stern, inside and out every day

* At cruising speed we use 50 gallons of fuel per hour

* 2 Carrier 5 ton air conditioners to keep us cool in the summer

* The whole boat was extended 3 feet all around in 2001 to provide over 350 square feet of additional outside deck space. You can see the weld marks on the deck all around the boat.

The Pastime Princess offers fishing trips, dinner cruises, and you can also just go for a boat ride! We would love to welcome you as our guests here at the Night Swan before or after your adventure so why not make it a weekend? We will be happy to help with your reservations on the Pastime Princess too! Give us a call at 386-423-4940 or visit our site at http://www.nightswan.com

Hope to see you soon!

Martha

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